2006–07 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
# 2006–07 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season

The 2006–07 season was the 130th season in the club's history, their 84th in the English Football League and first back in League One, the third tier of English football following their relegation from the Championship in the previous season. They finished 13th in League One on 60 points. They also competed in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the Football League Trophy, where they were eliminated in the first round, third round and area final respectively.

## Players

    As of end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ben Williams |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jon Otsemobor |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Billy Jones |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Gary Roberts |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Julien Baudet |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Neil Cox |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Anthony McNamee (on loan from Watford) |
| 8 | MF | NIR | Michael O'Connor |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Michael Higdon |
| 11 | MF | WAL | David Vaughan |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Luke Varney |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Stuart Tomlinson |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Ben Rix |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Danny Woodards |
| 16 | FW | ENG | Ryan Lowe |
| 17 | DF | WAL | Darren Moss |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Nicky Maynard |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Paul Bignot |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Darran Kempson |
| 22 | GK | WAL | Owain Fôn Williams |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Mat Bailey |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Tom Pope |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ritchie Sutton |
| 27 | FW | SVK | Pavol Šuhaj |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Mark Carrington |
| 29 | MF | ENG | John Dillon |
| 30 | DF | ENG | Adam Dugdale |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Shaun Miller |
| 33 | FW | ENG | Adam Warlow |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Cavell Coo |
| 35 | MF | WAL | Christopher Flynn |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Rodney Jack |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Danny O'Donnell (on loan from Liverpool) |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Lee Matthews |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Byron Moore |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Tony Grant (joined Accrington Stanley in January 2007) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Luke Rodgers (joined Port Vale in January 2007) |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Lee Bell (joined Burton Albion in January 2007) |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Mark Roberts (joined Northwich Victoria in January 2007) |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Robert Lloyd (joined Witton Albion in February 2007) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Nathaniel Kerr (joined Rotherham United in 2006) |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Isaac Osbourne (on loan from Coventry City) |
| 39 | DF | FRA | Patrick Noubissié (joined Swindon Town in February 2007) |
| 40 | DF | ENG | Andy Taylor (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |

## Competitions

### Football League One

**League table**

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 63 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 64 | 65 | −1 | 60 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 66 | 72 | −6 | 60 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 59 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 59 |

**Matches**

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| 5 August 2006 | Northampton Town | Home | 2–2 | Lowe, Vaughan | 5,553 |
| 8 August 2006 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 1–3 | Maynard | 6,081 |
| 12 August 2006 | Scunthorpe United | Away | 2–2 | Rodgers (pen.), Vaughan | 4,329 |
| 19 August 2006 | Bradford City | Home | 0–3 | — | 5,274 |
| 27 August 2006 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Away | 4–1 | Jones, Lowe, Maynard (2) | 5,848 |
| 2 September 2006 | Huddersfield Town | Home | 2–0 | Maynard (2) | 4,868 |
| 9 September 2006 | Bournemouth | Away | 0–1 | — | 5,627 |
| 12 September 2006 | Cheltenham Town | Home | 3–1 | Maynard, Cox, Varney | 4,062 |
| 16 September 2006 | Millwall | Home | 1–0 | Varney | 4,875 |
| 23 September 2006 | Yeovil Town | Away | 0–2 | — | 5,333 |
| 26 September 2006 | Swansea City | Away | 1–2 | Roberts (pen.) | 10,031 |
| 30 September 2006 | Carlisle United | Home | 5–1 | Varney (2), Lowe (3) | 5,989 |
| 7 October 2006 | Gillingham | Home | 4–3 | Maynard, Jack, O'Donnell, Varney | 5,022 |
| 14 October 2006 | Bristol City | Away | 1–2 | Varney | 11,899 |
| 21 October 2006 | Blackpool | Home | 1–2 | Maynard | 5,765 |
| 28 October 2006 | Rotherham United | Away | 1–5 | Varney | 5,407 |
| 4 November 2006 | Port Vale | Home | 2–1 | Maynard, Rodgers (pen.) | 7,632 |
| 18 November 2006 | Brentford | Away | 4–0 | Varney (2), Rix, Vaughan | 4,771 |
| 25 November 2006 | Chesterfield | Home | 2–2 | Varney, Rodgers | 5,078 |
| 5 December 2006 | Oldham Athletic | Away | 0–1 | — | 4,798 |
| 9 December 2006 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 1–4 | Roberts (pen.) | 7,253 |
| 23 December 2006 | Leyton Orient | Away | 1–1 | Maynard | 4,371 |
| 26 December 2006 | Swansea City | Home | 1–3 | Varney | 6,083 |
| 30 December 2006 | Yeovil Town | Home | 2–3 | Maynard, Roberts | 5,450 |
| 2 January 2007 | Cheltenham Town | Away | 1–1 | Varney | 3,154 |
| 13 January 2007 | Bournemouth | Home | 2–0 | Varney, Maynard | 4,739 |
| 16 January 2007 | Tranmere Rovers | Away | 0–1 | — | 5,708 |
| 20 January 2007 | Carlisle United | Away | 2–0 | Baudet, Maynard | 7,075 |
| 27 January 2007 | Leyton Orient | Home | 0–4 | — | 5,280 |
| 3 February 2007 | Northampton Town | Away | 2–1 | Varney (2) | 5,262 |
| 17 February 2007 | Bradford City | Away | 1–0 | Lowe | 7,778 |
| 20 February 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 2–1 | Rix, Higdon | 4,483 |
| 24 February 2007 | Huddersfield Town | Away | 2–1 | Higdon, Lowe | 10,052 |
| 27 February 2007 | Scunthorpe United | Home | 1–3 | Varney | 4,842 |
| 3 March 2007 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Home | 1–1 | Varney | 5,202 |
| 10 March 2007 | Gillingham | Away | 0–1 | — | 6,373 |
| 13 March 2007 | Millwall | Away | 2–2 | Higdon, Moss | 8,867 |
| 17 March 2007 | Bristol City | Home | 0–1 | — | 5,731 |
| 24 March 2007 | Rotherham United | Home | 1–0 | Moss | 5,675 |
| 31 March 2007 | Blackpool | Away | 1–2 | Miller | 7,203 |
| 7 April 2007 | Chesterfield | Away | 1–2 | Miller | 3,698 |
| 9 April 2007 | Brentford | Home | 3–1 | Vaughan, Lowe, Maynard | 4,667 |
| 14 April 2007 | Port Vale | Away | 0–3 | — | 5,740 |
| 21 April 2007 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 2–1 | Maynard (2) | 6,304 |
| 28 April 2007 | Tranmere Rovers | Home | 1–1 | Miller | 5,777 |
| 5 May 2007 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 0–0 | — | 27,472 |

### FA Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Ref. |
| First round | 11 November 2006 | Bradford City | Away | 0–4 | — | 3,483 | |

### Football League Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| First round | 22 August 2006 | Grimsby Town | Away | 3–0 | Maynard, O'Connor, Lowe (pen.) | 1,635 |
| Second round | 19 September 2006 | Wigan Athletic | Home | 2–0 | Jack, Maynard | 3,907 |
| Third round | 25 October 2006 | Manchester United | Home | 1–2 | Varney | 10,046 |

### Football League Trophy

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| Second round | 31 October 2006 | Rochdale | Away | 1–1 | Varney | 1,148 |
| Northern quarter-final | 29 November 2006 | Port Vale | Away | 3–2 | Lowe (pen.), Jack, Varney | 4,694 |
| Northern semi-final | 10 January 2007 | Chesterfield | Away | 4–2 | Maynard, Varney (3) | 3,414 |
| Northern final first leg | 30 January 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | Home | 3–3 | Moss, Lowe, Varney | 4,631 |
| Northern final second leg | 12 February 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | Away | 2–3 | Varney, Lowe | 12,561 |
